{"id":86246,"date":"2026-08-19T08:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/event\/may-thinkdrink-international-sports-human-rights\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T08:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:21:31","slug":"may-thinkdrink-international-sports-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/event\/may-thinkdrink-international-sports-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"May Think&#038;Drink: International Sports &#038; Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Games, power, and responsibility: what does the World Cup reveal about how we govern global sport?<\/p><span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-262bc16c-7fff-6bea-7877-c20abbd1f36c&quot;><p style=&quot;background-color:#ffffff&quot;>With the world&apos;s biggest sporting event on the horizon, this edition of the #Think&#038;Drink will explore the intersection of #sport and (geo)politics: the role of sports organisations like FIFA, sport as a political instrument, athlete expression, and sports\u2019 potential to foster social cohesion.<\/p><p>We&apos;re delighted to welcome two speakers offering complementary perspectives:<\/p><ul><li>Guido Battaglia: Head of Partnerships and Institutional Affairs &#038; Head of Geneva Office at the Centre for Sports &#038; Human Rights (CSHR)<\/li><li><span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-99b8ab66-7fff-2363-47fe-c028bfef528f&quot;>Maureen Rosita Ojong Ebob-Besong: International Sport Diplomacy practitioner &#038; Sports and International Development Expert (MSc candidate, Hungarian University of Sports Science)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Together, we&apos;ll discuss:<\/p><ul><li>How can sport be a genuine tool for social cohesion, dialogue, and peace? <\/li><li>What does responsible governance in sport look like, which actors are and should be involved?<\/li><li>How can we harness the unique power of sport as a social force, while addressing issues of power imbalances and lack of accountability?<\/li><\/ul><p>Thursday, May 28th 2026<\/p><p>7:00 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/p><p>Floky La Loutre, Rue de Carouge 44<\/p><p>This Think&#038;Drink is part of foraus&apos; informal afterwork series designed to spark open, critical conversations in a friendly setting.<\/p><p>And as always: the first drink is on us. <\/p><\/span>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":82346,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-86246","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/86246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}